Victoria Krishnamurti Event

  Victoria Krishnamurti Event Sunday, December 11, 2016   Six people met at the Church of Truth for this monthly event. This month the topic was “Can We Be Free of Fear?” We began with a thirty-seven minute video of Krishnamurti speaking in Ojai on May 4, 1982 about how to be with fear. He first asked the audience if it was interested in going deeply into the issue and then inquired into the root of fear. He soon suggested that the root of fear is thought and time and went into some detail about how that is so. The investigation then proceeded to how we look at fear. Do we look as an observer separate from the fear, or do we realize that in fact there is no separation? When it is seen that we are not different from the fear and the division is only created by thought, then our relationship with fear, or whatever is being observed, is transformed and conflict comes to an end. The video was followed by a very interesting discussion in which participants were asking important questions and looking into the structures of thought and feeling. After a tea break we watched a short clip of Rupert Spira answering a question about dealing with emotions like being upset. Rupert guided us in his skillful way into questioning the identity of the one who feels upset. Does that person actually exist, or is it an imagined entity that is usurping observation and experiencing? Again the video was followed by some group dialogue. It was an excellent session which felt like a real meeting of minds and hearts.